Do the dead ever leave us? Monica Knighton's Tarot of the Dead explores death with wry humor and whimsy.

Inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead, a holiday honoring deceased friends and family, this deck seamlessly blends Mexican tradition with European divination. Engaging watercolor artwork-often depicting human and animal figures as skeletons-embraces the inevitability of our mortality. The Fool hitchhikes with his skeletal dog and The Hierophant sits in a lawn chair among pink flamingos.

The fifty-six Minor Arcana feature pens, coffins, pistols, and film reels, an intriguing twist on the usual pips. The Tarot deck and the accompanying instruction booklet are in both English and Spanish.

Customer Reviews

Great dead motifed tarot deck.

This is a great tarot deck. I thought the images were going to be black and white but they are colored, so it's a very pretty deck. Images are great. Great deck to use when doing a reading for someone wanting to chat with a dead person. Comes with a cloth bag.

Reviewed by: Alice Franceschini from San Francisco, Ca.
on 9/4/2016

5/5

A Fun Deck!

Tarot of the Dead by Monica Knighton is a deck that honors the Mexican celebration, Day of the Dead. The Majors are all skeletons, with the exception of card 13, traditionally The Death card, card 13 shows a lovely pregnant woman, which has no title, just the number XIII. The Minor Arcana cards are pip cards. The suits are as follows: Wands/Pens, Cups/Coffins, Swords/Pistols, and Coins/Reels. The artwork is done in soft pastel colors. This is a great deck for Halloween, collectors, or for anyone who loves skulls and skeletons!